Mammalia - Cetacea - Eschrichtiidae

Full reference: M. Bisconti and A. Varola. 2006. The oldest eschrictiid mysticete: and a new morphological diagnosis of Eschrichtiidae (gray whales). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigafia 112(3):447-457

Belongs to Archaeschrichtius according to M. Bisconti and A. Varola 2006

See also Bianucci and Varola 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MAUL 230/1, a mandible (left dentary lacking condyle and angular process). Its type locality is Cisterna Quarry, which is in a Tortonian transition zone/lower shoreface lime mudstone in the Pietra Leccese Formation of Italy.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cisterna Quarry

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